Myanmar Ambassador Elected Chairman of U.N. Disarmament BodyMya Than, the permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Office in Geneva, was elected chairman of the First Committee for the 55th General Assembly, which is in charge of disarmament and international security, the United Nations said Wednesday.Than, born in 1944, was elected to the new post on Tuesday afternoon, and he has been closely associated with the work of the United Nations in various capacities since 1984, with disarmament and international security issues in particular. The senior Myanmar diplomat served twice as deputy permanent representative of his country to the United Nations Office in Geneva, from 1985 to 1990, and from 1992 to 1996. He dealt with disarmament questions in the Conference on Disarmament before his appointment as the permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva in 1999. Than has served in various capacities at the preparatory committee meetings of the 1988 Conference on Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and at the meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Yangon Arts and Science University, and a Diploma in Education from the Institute of Education in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. |
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